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submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

... as explained here.

Basically Microsoft presents this "incredible" product, and then says in the same breath: "Oops, not for your current setup. Maybe you should consider buying a new PC?"

Really!? 😠

If only Linux were ready for mainstream use...

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[-] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not OP, but just to serve as another data point: mostly just exhaustion. I am a full-time software developer, so I just really don't want to deal with configurations and set up complex systems at home. That's why I haven't gotten into any smart-home stuff, either - I just don't have the bandwidth to deal with the issues that come along with the space.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago

Not sure how long ago you tried installing linux, but it has come a long way such that there are distros out there that are basically plug-and-play installable now. I installed Linux Mint on an old laptop and just went through the gui installer like you would on a Windows installation, and it was up and running. Didn’t need to open the terminal even once.

[-] pumpkinseedoil 4 points 3 weeks ago

How is Linux Mint for gaming? Does it still have input delay?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

I drove Linux Mint for a bit when I was trying to quit Windows. The only thing that made me go back was that, while I could install Steam, the game I was playing at the time (Destiny 2) wasn’t compatible with Linux — as in, I couldn’t even launch it. So I’d switch back and forth for a bit; Windows for gaming, Linux for everything else. But at the end of the day, I don’t want to have that extra layer of complexity in my life. I ended up just sticking with Windows. I will probably give Linux Mint or another distro a shot in the future, but for now I’m only on Windows.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It is true: Destiny 2 is rated by ProtonDB as "borked": https://www.protondb.com/app/1085660

But there are an awful lot of other games with high ratings there. The Steam Deck has done wonders for getting Windows games working under Linux.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Been using LM for gaming the past 5 years. Never noticed input delay once in the 5 years I’ve been using LM. Or perhaps I’m just slow in the head?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don’t have a huge game library so my experience is limited, but I’ve had no issues gaming on Mint. Some of my regularly played games include Deep Rock Galactic, Risk of Rain 2, Lethal Company, Astroneer, Elite Dangerous, and Sea of Thieves.

I bought an ancient PC game I used to play as a kid called Summoner, and even that started right up.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Wild, I'm not a developer but I do some very basic coding. Linux out of the box has it all pretty much lol. If it doesn't, the package manager has it easily. Windows is such a hassle with environment variables and downloading different tools like compilers and IDEs and shit.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

In 2024 using linux is far less cognitively demanding than using windows

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